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Peer reviewedOta, Kenji R.; DuPaul, George J. – School Psychology Quarterly, 2002
Study examines the effects of using software with a game format (as a supplement to teacher instruction) to improve math performance of fourth- to sixth-grade students with attention-deficit hyperactivity disorder. The hypothesis that math software with a game format would improve the academic performance and increase attention of all participants…
Descriptors: Attention Deficit Disorders, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games, Enrichment Activities
Download full textKafai, Yasmin – 1995
The artifacts (instructional games) created by a class of fourth-grade students engaged in designing educational games are analyzed. To facilitate the analysis, these artifacts were compared with products created by students in a similar design context who were creating instructional software. In both situations, inner-city fourth graders were…
Descriptors: Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games, Computer Software Development, Elementary School Students
Peer reviewedDelclos, Victor R.; Harrington, Christine – Journal of Educational Psychology, 1991
Nineteen fifth and 11 sixth graders given preliminary instruction about a computer-based problem-solving game received additional problem-solving training, problem-solving and self-monitoring training, or no further training. The beneficial impact of the monitoring training is discussed as evidence of the importance of the monitoring strategy in…
Descriptors: Comparative Analysis, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games, Elementary School Students
McMullen, David W. – 1987
This study investigated the effect of informational, drill, and game format computer-assisted instruction (CAI) on the achievement, retention, and attitude toward instruction of sixth-grade science students (N=37). An informational CAI lesson on Halley's Comet was administered to three randomly selected groups of sixth-grade students. A CAI drill…
Descriptors: Academic Achievement, Analysis of Variance, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games
Ponte, Joao Pedro; And Others – 1991
This collection of case studies of classroom experiences in middle and secondary schools throughout the European Community describes the use of computers in mathematics education. The 16 studies are organized in four main groups: (1) experience in geometry using educational software and Logo in grades 5-10; (2) arithmetic number concepts,…
Descriptors: Case Studies, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Games, Computer Simulation
Peer reviewedChappell, Kelly K.; Taylor, Catherine S. – Journal of Educational Computing Research, 1997
Describes the development of the Computer Game Attitude Scale (CGAS) which evaluates student attitudes toward educational computer games and is based on the Computer Attitude Scale. Results of a study conducted with middle school students are discussed; these results indicate that the CGAS produced reliable test scores that may aid in evaluation.…
Descriptors: Attitude Measures, Computer Assisted Instruction, Computer Attitudes, Computer Games
